Threat Database Adware Shopswell Ads

Shopswell Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

The Shopswell application that is offered to users that register on Shopswell.com may help them to buy tablets, laptops, PS4 and cameras at low prices, but it is adware. The Shopswell adware is maintained by Playswell, Inc. and may be distributed among PC users with the help of freeware packages. Also, the Shopswell.com Web page can be connected to the Best Offers and Best Coupons adware by tracking its IP address. The Shopswell adware may affect Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox to facilitate its operations. Security analysts note that the Shopswell adware may appear as a browser extension, plugin, Browser Helper Object and add-on. The Shopswell adware may edit the Windows Registry to establish hooks to specific processes, monitor your Windows system for events and run when you start surfing the Internet.

The Shopswell adware may bring up notifications in the top right corner of browser windows to welcome users to allow Shopswell to post on their Facebook and Twitter feeds. Needless to say, you should not allow the Shopswell adware to deliver insecure content on your social media profile. You should steer away from coupons and deals that the Shopswell adware may offer you because you might be provided with misleading information about products and services. The Shopswell adware may slow down your computer by facilitating network computing tasks to generate additional revenue for its creators. Videos that are in Full-HD resolution may not be rendered properly by computers that are infected with the Shopswell adware. Also, the Shopswell adware may substitute the safe ads on Amazon, eBay and Walmart with links to sponsored content from less-reputable merchants. Security analysts add that the Shopswell adware may not connect to the Internet over protected channels, and your computer may be at risk. It is advisable to remove the Shopswell adware with the help of a reputable anti-malware tool.

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